Prince Harry Meets Parents Of Soldier Whose Body He Accompanied Back From Afghanistan

Prince Harry has met the family of a Danish soldier whose body was flown back with him from Afghanistan.

The Prince visited the Danish Veterans Centre in Copenhagen with Prince Joachim of Denmark on Thursday.

While there, he had a private meeting with the parents of 21-year-old Morten Krogh Jensen.

Harry, 33, has previously told of returning from his deployment to Afghanistan with the soldier's coffin, as well as three critically injured British soldiers.

In his opening speech at the Invictus Games earlier this year he said the flight changed the direction of his life and led him to create the Invictus Games.

Speaking after the meeting, Prince Joachim said: "This [the soldier's death] was an eye-opener for Prince Harry.

"This was a motivating factor for him, to start pushing, to establish the Invictus Games. This is the culmination of that."

He added: "You've got to look at it from a very high perspective and say 'well, it was not in vain after all'.

"This has benefited thousands over the last nine years."

He was reunited with Maurice Manuel, 41, a Danish veteran who has taken part in all three of the Invictus Games.

Harry was pictured kissing Mr Manuel on the head after he won a gold medal at the games in Canada.

When Harry met the veteran again, he joked:

"My lips have never recovered."

The Prince is on the second day of a two-day visit to Copenhagen.

He arrived in the Danish capital on Wednesday morning after flying in by private plane and started the trip by meeting Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the Palace of Amalienborg.

His trip to Denmark is the latest in a series of European trips made by the royal family this year, following last year's Brexit vote.

Cover picture courtesy of PA Images.